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Care (Local Authority Duties)

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Children in ‘care’ are called looked after children.1

Every child in custody is a looked after child.2 The local authority has duties towards looked after children. If a child charged with a serious offence is facing a custodial sentence, they would be deemed a “child in need”. With this, a section 17 needs assessment can be requested by anyone, in which the local authority is to determine what help or support may be required. The local authority has a duty to prepare a care plan for a “child in need”.3

If a local authority does not meet their responsibilities a person can complain or challenge them in court. 

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  • 1. Section 22 Children Act 1989
  • 2. Section 104 Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
  • 3. Children Act 1989 s17
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